Here's How Washington Ranked In Voter Turnout Last Year
OLYMPIA,WA - Washington ranked seventh in the country in voter turnout last year amid historically high totals nationwide. Support and opposition for President Donald Trump, as well as "Obamacare," turned voters out in droves during the 2018 midterm elections.
More than 118 million ballots were counted, 35 million more than 2014. That national turnout of 50.3 percent represents the highest share since 1914
The Evergreen State saw turnout at 58.9 percent, according to the study. Slightly higher than North Dakota (8th) and Michigan (9th), and just behind Maine (6th). Minnesota saw the highest turnout at 64.2 percent, followed by Colorado, Montana, Wisconsin and Oregon, all of which saw turnout of at least 61.5 percent.
Furthermore, every state with the exception of Alaska and Louisiana saw its midterm turnout increase over 2014.
But the study highlighted that even as voting surged overall, large gaps persist between states. Hawaii ranked dead last in turnout at a paltry 39.3 percent. Arkansas, West Virginia, Oklahoma, and Mississippi rounded out the bottom five. Each failed to eclipse 43 percent.
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